Saraf Surname

14,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Saraf Surname User-submission:

Shroff is an anglicized form of the word, saraf, which means 'money lender' in Urdu and Hindi. Saraf was a surname taken by members of the money-lender community in certain states in India (primarily Gujarat), and as certain members of this community began working closely with the British during colonisation in India, the surname was anglicised to make it easier to pronounce.

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Saraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India32,2211:23,8061,799
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
United States7761:467,08639,768
Iran5401:142,19012,708
United Arab Emirates4621:19,8322,314
Pakistan3651:489,4358,521
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
England1911:291,71822,402
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Turkey1191:653,96234,245
Israel1131:75,7319,226
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Afghanistan731:440,4555,912
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Croatia541:78,30713,553
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Nepal311:918,7415,800
France291:2,290,439180,028
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Austria201:425,77243,235
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales131:238,04114,239
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Oman101:368,7975,193
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Saraf (8,108) may also be a first name.

Saraf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shroff is an anglicized form of the word, saraf, which means 'money lender' in Urdu and Hindi. Saraf was a surname taken by members of the money-lender community in certain states in India (primarily Gujarat), and as certain members of this community began working closely with the British during colonisation in India, the surname was anglicised to make it easier to pronounce.

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Saraf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saraf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Saraf (Bengali: সরফ, Hindi: सराफ, Marathi: सराफ, Oriya: ସରାଫ, Russian: Сараф) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saraf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,852nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 194,283 people. The surname Saraf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Saraf reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Saraf is also the 70,434th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 8,108 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 32,221 people, or 1 in 23,806. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent are found, West Bengal, where 24 percent are found and Odisha, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India Saraf exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Saraf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Saraf surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Saraf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 36.36% more than the national average, earning $58,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $69,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharaf91157,728/
Sarraf9110,789/
Saraff911,060/
Sarafe91830/
Sarafh91492/
Sahraf9142/
Saraaf9124/
Saraft9116/
Sairaf919/
Sarauf919/
Sayraf917/
Hsaraf914/
Ssaraf913/
Sareaf912/
Sauraf911/
Saraif911/
Sarapf911/
Sarhaf911/
Szaraf911/
Sarafz911/
Siaraf911/
Sarraff83753/
Sharraf83515/
Sharaff83508/
Saraaaf83140/
Sharaft83113/
Sharafe8365/
Sarrafe8347/
Sharaif8336/
Shareaf8331/
Sayrafe8324/
Saharaf8320/
Sairafe8315/
Sharaaf8313/
Scharaf8311/
Sharauf839/
Sahreaf835/
Sahraif835/
Shairaf834/
Sarraaf833/
Saaraaf831/
Saraaft831/
Sarafhe831/
Saraphf831/
Sarrasf831/
Sharapf831/
Shearaf831/
Shahraf831/
Ssharaf831/
Sarahaf831/
Searafe831/
Shaaraf831/
Sarab804,415/
Sarav80765/
Seraf80501/
Zaraf80471/
Jaraf80384/
Sarof80168/
Saraw80148/
Soraf8049/
Séraf801/
Xaraf801/
Caraf801/
Sarafova77461/
Sarraffe778/
Shaharaf774/
Sharaaft772/
Sharraff771/
Sharaiff771/
Scharaff771/
Sharaaaf771/
Charaf7316,293/
Saraph738,240/
Saurav736,657/
Sharab736,584/
Sharav734,898/
Sarouf731,287/
Sarova731,043/
Sarauw73682/
Saurab73679/
Jarraf73659/
Serraf73548/
Djaraf73547/
Saroff73296/
Zarafe73282/
Ziaraf73264/
Sajraw73197/
Sarowa73174/
Sheraf73160/
Sharof73148/
Sayrav73101/
Sareab73100/
Zaraft7395/
Saroof7358/
Zarauf7347/
Sorauf7340/
Sarabh7338/
Saraab7338/
Sarrof7337/
Zarraf7336/
Zairaf7324/
Saraib7322/
Sairab7321/
Sairav7321/
Soraff7317/
Zaraif7310/
Sauraw739/
Sarrab738/
Saraub737/
Saarab736/
Saraiv735/
Sohraf735/
Shoraf734/
Sarrav734/
Sairaw734/
Zaraff734/
Caraif734/
Sahrav733/
Zarafs733/
Sharaw733/
Zayraf733/
Sarauv732/
Sarhab732/
Sorhaf731/
Sarraw731/
Sahraw731/
Saerav731/
Sarasv731/
Sarhof731/
Sarojf731/
Jarafe731/
Sayrab731/
Searav731/
Sereaf731/
Jasraf731/
Zarafh731/
Zajraf731/
Sooraf731/
Sahrof731/
Sarawt731/
Seraff731/
Ssarab731/
Serauf731/
Sareaw731/
Sareif731/
Zareaf731/
Zarhaf731/
Jarauf731/
Scarav730/
Carauf730/
Sharafova71802/
Sharafová712/
Sharova6725,130/
Saurabh6713,991/
Shareif6711,664/
Sarraph672,898/
Sharaab67841/
Charraf67521/
Sarrouf67471/
Shatraw67374/
Sharoff67326/
Saurova67313/
Sherraf67251/
Sharrab67243/
Sheraif67240/
Sharoof67152/
Shahrav67144/
Shaurav67120/
Sairowa6792/
Sarroff6779/
Sahravt6776/
Charafe6765/
Sharaph6763/
Shaarav6752/
Sarahav6750/
Sairova6750/
Sargova6734/
Sairabh6734/
Shaurab6728/
Saharav6720/
Shharab6720/
Zahrahf6717/
Charaff6716/
Sayrova6715/
Saraphe6715/
Shairav6714/
Seirafe6714/
Siaroff6711/
Sarrowa6711/
Sharouf6710/
Suorafe6710/
Djarraf678/
Serraff678/
Sahrova678/
Sjarova677/
Sauravh676/
Sharabh676/
Shoraff676/
Saraubh676/
Saharof675/
Sauhrav675/
Sharowa674/
Shairab674/
Shar'ab674/
Sauraph674/
Sheraff674/
Shohraf674/
Saarova674/
Sarasvt673/
Saraswt673/
Sairoof673/
Sharavt673/
Charaif673/
Sharowf673/
Scharof672/
Sherauf672/
Zharraf672/
Chaaraf672/
Sharhav672/
Searova671/
Sairaph671/
Sahjrav671/
Sahraph671/
Saihrav671/
Saarauw671/
Sauraav671/
Sauroff671/
Saraiph671/
Saraphs671/
Sarapht671/
Sarathv671/
Sarhoff671/
Sarodfe671/
Saroofe671/
Sarophf671/
Scheraf671/
Shehraf671/
Sherapf671/
Sharhab671/
Shatrof671/
Shaurof671/
Shahraw671/
Szaravs671/
Sourafs671/
Zarasfe671/
Zaharaf671/
Sherafh671/
Sheeraf671/
Sahurav671/
Sarahaw671/
Chatraf671/
Sharrof671/
Sarhova671/
Shouraf671/
Zaraufh671/
Zarhaif671/
Ja'araf671/
Searoff670/
Sharraw670/
Sathraw670/

Saraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saraf in the Marathi language
सराफsarapha95.86
सराफ़sarafa1.67
शरदsarada0.16
सरफ़sarafa0.05
शराकsaraka0.04
सरावsarava0.03
शारदाsarada0.02
सरबsaraba0.02
सरापsarapa0.02
सरतsarata0.01
सराsara0.01
सरsara0.01
सरलsarala0.01
सरापुsarapu0.01
सराकsaraka0.01
Saraf in the Oriya language
ସରାଫsarapha91.51
ସରାଫ୍saraph4.05
ସରାପsarapa1.4
ସରsara0.16
ସରାsara0.16
ଶରsara0.16
ସରପsarapa0.08
ସାରକsaraka0.08
Saraf in the Bengali language
সরফsarapha75
সারাফsarapha12.5
সরাফsarapha12.5
Saraf in the Hindi language
सराफsarapha54.75
सरफsarapha39.32
सर्राफsarrapha4.01
सराफ़sarafa0.3
सरफ़sarafa0.15
Saraf in the Russian language
Сарафsaraf-

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